25 artifacts that clearly tell a story (26 photos)

Have you ever wondered what life was like in the 1500s or what Olympic medals looked like in the early 1900s? We'll save you the hassle of searching and offer you a selection of unique artifacts that have survived the centuries.





1. My great-grandfather won an Olympic medal in 1912. He placed eighth in the pole vault, an award given for his participation



2. Skull-shaped pocket watch, France, 17th century





3. The Goujian sword lay in a flooded tomb for 2,500 years, but is perfectly preserved



4. Carved ivory ball, China, 19th century



5. The oldest pants in the world, they are over 3000 years old



6. Bread from Pompeii



7. Excavations of Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an, China, 1974



The photo shows bright colors that were skillfully applied by craftsmen more than 2 thousand years ago. Under the influence of air and sunlight, the colors began to quickly deteriorate and disappeared in a matter of minutes.

8. Armor of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II



9. Memento Mori ring, 17th century, Germany



10. Paw of the New Zealand moa bird, extinct for over 600 years back



11. One of the few authentic Jolly Rogers



12. An axe with a wooden handle was discovered in Rødbyhavn, Denmark. Dated to the Stone Age, about 5,500 years ago



13. Prototypes of the heroes of "American Gothic"



14. Ancient Greek helmets, classic period



15. The engagement ring that Napoleon gave to Josephine



16. A 19th-century carving from Japan



17. Found in India 12,000-year-old petroglyphs that could reveal secrets of a previously unknown civilization



18. An 18th-century wooden mechanical organ built for Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Mysore principality in India



The mechanical toy depicts a tiger attacking a British soldier.

19. Wine from Speyer, 1700 years old



The glass bottle was discovered in the grave of a Roman legionary in 1867.

20. The Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Found in England (Over a Hundred of These Have Been Found All Over Europe, But No One Knows What They Are For)



21. The Last Handwritten Script of a Shakespeare Play



22. The 48-Shot Revolver Patented by Joseph Enoy of England in 1855 year



23. Wooden figurines in coffins found in Edinburgh in the 19th century



24. In the 1945 Japanese Instrument of Surrender, the Canadian representative made a mistake in a column, forcing others to move signatures



25. The Black Stone of the Kaaba - the shrine of Islam



They say that the stone was originally white, but when the Archangel Gabriel brought it from heaven, it turned black from human sins.